FACT SF Reading Group

Books Discussed

These are all the books we've discussed to date. Books are linked to our reports on their discussions, where available.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Return by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes
Sidhe Devil by Aaron Allston
Cold Allies by Patricia Anthony
God's Fires by Patricia Anthony
Typhon's Children by Toni Anzetti
The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Recursion by Tony Ballantyne
The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
Mendoza in Hollywood by Kage Baker
Sky Coyote by Kage Baker
The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
The Bridge by Iain Banks
Excession by Iain M. Banks
The Duke of Uranium by John Barnes
Mother of Storms by John Barnes
One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
The Prophecy Machine by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter
The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
Hammered by Elizabeth Bear
Darwin's Children by Greg Bear
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
Cosm by Gregory Benford
In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford
Timescape by Gregory Benford
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
The Pickup Artist by Terry Bisson
Voyage to the Red Planet by Terry Bisson
Kiln People by David Brin
The Postman by David Brin
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
Godplayers by Damien Broderick
Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust and Emma Bull
The Phoenix Guards by Steven Brust
Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley
Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Territory by Emma Bull
Interface by Stephen Bury
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
The Marriage of Sticks by Jonathan Carroll
The Fortunate Fall by Raphael Carter
Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Branch Point by Mona Clee
Overshoot by Mona Clee
Half Life by Hal Clement
How Like a God by Brenda W. Clough
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Secret Realms by Tom Cool
First Contract by Greg Costikyan
Futures edited by Peter Crowther
Cross Plains Universe edited by Scott A. Cupp & Joe R. Lansdale
Paper Mage by Leah Cutter
Survival by Julie Czerneda
The Memory Cathedral by Jack Dann
Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David
Bone Wars by Brett Davis
Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
Blackburn by Bradley Denton
Lunatics by Bradley Denton
Godheads by Emily Devenport
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey
Magic Casement by Dave Duncan
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Diaspora by Greg Egan
Distress by Greg Egan
Incandescence by Greg Egan
Permutation City by Greg Egan
Schild's Ladder by Greg Egan
Quarantine by Greg Egan
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
The Border by Marina Fitch
The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling
1632 by Eric Flint
Firestar by Michael F. Flynn
The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia
Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle
Expendable by James Alan Gardner
Trapped by James Alan Gardner
Grunts! by Mary Gentle
The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler
The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss
The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein
Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
The Bones of Time by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Greenwar by Steven Gould and Laura J. Mixon
Jumper by Steven Gould
Wildside by Steven Gould
Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly
Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly
Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
Accidental Creatures by Anne Harris
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Light by M. John Harrison
Mars Underground by William K. Hartmann
Have Space Suit -- Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein
Dune by Frank Herbert
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Legend That Was Earth by James P. Hogan
Thrice Upon a Time by James P. Hogan
Mightier Than the Sword by Tom Holt
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
The Road to Mars by Eric Idle
A Scattering of Jades by Alexander C. Irvine
Carve the Sky by Alexander Jablokov
Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by K. W. Jeter
Noir by K. W. Jeter
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
The Braided World by Kay Kenyon
Emerald House Rising by Peg Kerr
Currupting Dr. Nice by John Kessel
A Calculus of Angels by J. Gregory Keyes
Newton's Cannon by J. Gregory Keyes
Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Night Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
The Stand by Stephen King
Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury
The Glasswrights' Apprentice by Mindy Klasky
Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Crossfire by Nancy Kress
Probability Moon by Nancy Kress
The Last Mimzy by Henry Kuttner
Mainspring by Jay Lake
Rocket Science by Jay Lake
Witpunk edited by Claude Lalumière and Marty Halpern
Mars Crossing by Geoffrey Landis
Hurricane Moon by Alexis Glynn Latner
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Logic Named Joe by Murray Leinster
The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
The Silk Code by Paul Levinson
Thirteen Orphans by Jane Lindskold
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod
Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction edited by George Mann
The Maquisarde by Louise Marley
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez
In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
An Exchange of Hostages by Susan R. Matthews
Time Future by Maxine McArthur
Pasquale's Angel by Paul J. McAuley
Whole Wide World by Paul McAuley
Aggressor Six by Wil McCarthy
Bloom by Wil McCarthy
The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
Murder in the Solid State by Wil McCarthy
Last Dragon by J. M. McDermott
Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt
Chindi by Jack McDevitt
Deepsix by Jack McDevitt
The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt
Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt
Moonfall by Jack McDevitt
Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Half the Day is Night by Maureen F. McHugh
Mothers and Other Monsters by Maureen F. McHugh
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Glass Dragons by Sean McMullen
Voyage of the Shadowmoon by Sean McMullen
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird by Elizabeth Moon
An Alien Heat by Michael Moorcock
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore
Heroics for Beginners by John Moore
The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore
Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow
Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
There and Back Again by Pat Murphy
Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell by Pat Murphy
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Star Flight by Andre Norton
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Signal to Noise by Eric S. Nylund
Door Number Three by Patrick O'Leary
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
Slow Funeral by Rebecca Ore
A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Declare by Tim Powers
Expiration Date by Tim Powers
Last Call by Tim Powers
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Dark Beyond the Stars by Frank M. Robinson
Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Keeping It Real by Justina Robson
Natural History by Justina Robson
Water Rites by Mary Rosenblum
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Postsingular by Rudy Rucker
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Gordath Wood by Patrice Sarath
Blindness by José Saramago
Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer
The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder
Permanence by Karl Schroeder
Ventus by Karl Schroeder
Thraxas by Martin Scott
Mindswap by Robert Sheckley
I Hope the World Can Take It by Artemus Shelton
Spiritride by Mark Shepherd
Heart of Gold by Sharon Shinn
Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn
The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn
The Alien Years by Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg
Endymion by Dan Simmons
The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons
The Complete Roderick by John Sladek
We the Underpeople by Cordwainer Smith
Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith
Alien Taste by Wen Spencer
Resume With Monsters by William Browning Spencer
Zod Wallop by William Browning Spencer
Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
A King of Infinite Space by Allen Steele
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Distraction by Bruce Sterling
Zeitgeist by Bruce Sterling
Wheelers by Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Clouds End by Sean Stewart
Galveston by Sean Stewart
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
Passion Play by Sean Stewart
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
Accelerando by Charles Stross
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
Glasshouse by Charles Stross
Halting State by Charles Stross
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
The Family Trade by Charles Stross
More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston
Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick
Meet Me at Infinity by James Tiptree, Jr.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
The Golden Globe by John Varley
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
Stardoc by S. L. Viehl
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Howard Who? by Howard Waldrop
Farthing by Jo Walton
Starfish by Peter Watts
On Basilisk Station by David Weber
City of Bones by Martha Wells
The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells
The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells
This Fair Land by K. D. Wentworth
The Demon and the City by Liz Williams
Snake Agent by Liz Williams
City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams
Dread Empire's Fall: The Praxis by Walter Jon Williams
Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams
The Rift by Walter J. Williams
Passage by Connie Willis
Remake by Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
The Golden Age by John C. Wright
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Playing God by Sarah Zettel
The Quiet Invasion by Sarah Zettel

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